Tisher v. Norwest Capital Management & Trust Co.

Bill Tisher and Gayle Schleve (Tisher and Schleve) appeal from an order of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, granting summary judgment to Norwest Capital Management and Trust Co. (Norwest) and denying their motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in concluding that res judicata barred the claims asserted by Tisher and Schleve.

The facts surrounding this litigation are voluminous but relatively undisputed. Caleb and Viola Heath, longtime residents of Glendive, Montana, worked hard, were frugal, and accumulated…